WHERE IS OUR HUNGER?!..

***Five years later..

***In the Imperial territory of Continent 'Eclipse of the Oceans'..

***In the Majestic Imperial Court..

*A meeting is currently ongoing between the Emperor and the ambassadors from the various arms of the Imperial court..

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"Your Eminence,.. this matter regarding those cultists is beginning to hit a higher scale. The fanatics have grown bolder over the years while sacrificing millions of lives and slowly bringing cracks to the already stable hierarchy of our great lands.". A head ambassador of one of the seven arms of the court(The Sliver Wing Clan) speaks in a calm but powerful voice as he present the worries of the powerhouse he represents to the Emperor with his head tilted downwards as a show of submission.

The Imperial Court, just like the name suggests power holding room or rather association. The Imperial Court is the place where all decisions made on the Empire are weighed, judged and passed on though unlike the Imperial's purpose and symbol, the court itself is designed in the simplest yet most elegant of ways.

The reason for this is that although the current location is The Imperial Court, it is not The Original Imperial Court as this location is only used during times of actual or ancient crises.

 The Imperial court still serves it's great purpose adequatelyand in the most spacious of settings with the wall of the Court in a octagonal shape.

The floors are set in simple white tone and on this white is a massive and illustrious artwork of seven gaint arms. These arms are connected to themselves by the shoulder which is in turn pointed though not connected to the Emperor's throne.

The palms of the seven hands of the massive floor artwork is spread out in different directions.

Each of the seven palms of the exquisite artwork spreads out under individual bundles of massive three thrones.

The massive trio thrones over each palm is designed in such a way that they that carry a wild touch of the identities they represent.

The Sliver Wing Clan's set of thrones have a small sets of semi-circular staircase leading to their exquisite seats.

Each throne carries a pair of wide Sliver Angel wings at their backs with the middle throne carrying not only the biggest set of wings but also the most gentle yet sharp aura. The wings are the most noticeable duscltinction in the Sliver wing Clan's throne from the others and it makes them look like the sovereign of the sky and guardians of the earth.

The other arms of the court also have their thrones carrying a deep touch of their illustrious identities. Each trio set of thrones comes off as domineering in a way that sets them apart from the others though the only thing that they all have in common is the fact that.. all of the individual thrones ware facing the same direction..

An Altar.

A symbol of power and ultimate authority,..

A Majestic throne with the aura of ruthlessness and authority yet at the same time, royalty and sacredness.

Draped over with both a physical and aura curtain, the very majesty of this throne can barely be fully outlined but the little one can see evokes feelings of deep respect, fear and submission to all that dared raise their heads directly in its direction.

The throne of the Imperial Emperor is clearly in a higher position than that of the arms of the court.

The throne is also spread out much more while sitting firmly on its own massive floor artwork and symbol. The floor art shows the description of an ominous eclipse portal as well as a three headed dragon that seem to have been born from this event.

It is both powerful and eerie and it is an image one would not not want to see without proper lighting.

"Your Eminence,.. although the matter of this cultists are important they should not be the topic of our discussion when we have only a year more till the summit.", An ambassador from the that arm of the court- Blazing Will Institution- says calmly though the Emperor seems to remain quiet.

While facing the Emperor's throne which is covered completed by light and aura, it is impossible to tell weather or not the Emperor's seat is empty or not.

Most times, the Emperor cannot spare enough time to attend to these petty meetings and so he just listens in and gives directions without the need of being ever present.

The lack of ability to determine weather the Emperor is on the throne or not is designed to keep the ambassadors of the court on their toes whike always guessing about the Emperor's situation weather good or bad.

"..Apart from the normal thing we do every decade.. Ambassador Fernea, is there anything else that we need to discuss?", A representative of the Norwick Family asks with a hint if mock curiosity in his noble tone.

"What we need to discuss right now is one simple question. Are we or are we not going to swear the peace oath with the Elven Continent?..

"Its been millenniums since the start of this tradition and although it started at a time of crisis and desperation, I believe we can wholly say that we have found new stability in the current and recent millenniums.

"I represent to the court that it makes utterly no sense to resign to the elves and give them over twenty percent of our earnings every decade!. This is the bulk of the unused revenue we earn from our people. If we cut off the oaths then we can do wonders to both our armies and our territories within the coming decades.", Ambassador Fernea explains calmly with his words putting the other ambassadors into a light ponder..

But then, a voice shakes through the ambassadors souls.

"..You have spoken well, I myself have pondered deeply on this matters.", The Emperor's voice rings out from his throne while Ambassador Fernea lowers his head nobly as he receives praise for his words or rather his delivered words.

Another ambassador soon speaks up..

"Your Eminence. The elves may look it but there are no such thing as peaceful creatures on this planet!. War may be imminent the moment such a declaration to break oaths is made and although I'm confident in our ability to hold our footing, I'm not so confident in the kingdoms ability to handle the aftermath that comes naturally with wars.", An Ambassador of the Blazing Wills Family speaks up on the most likely stance of the powerhouse he represents in this discussion

"Watch your tongue sage,.. they say to prepare for and not to prophecy the worse!.", An ambassador of the Silvister's Clan counters the ever peace loving representatives of the Blazing Will Academy.

"..The elves would not want to pull the arrow of war on us unless desperate. There are 21 Continents on this planet and each one is as power hungry as the next. This fact keeps all Continents in a tight check as weakness befalls both the winners and losers of war after its over..

"The hard work of an entire Continent during war would be easy picking for another after war.", An ambassador from the Sliver Wing Clan argues based on the stance of the people he represents towards this discussion.

"Good point.. but we've all gone astray at one point.", The Emperor Majestic voice resounds powerfully once more while silencing the entire meeting.

"Every Continent, every powerhouse, every hidden organisation and even, every Occult organisation has one thing in common,.. Hunger!. But I ask you all today, Where is our hunger?!..", The Emperor's voice rings powerfully and nobly casting shock waves of Goosebumps to appear through the court and it's ambassadors.

"Millenniums ago, our ancestors wanted not to be rulers but Sovereigns!!!. They wanted the world then the next. They wanted the moon and the sun to be their seats and they wanted the Oceans and the Earths to be their footmats. They led wars, they conquered wars. They led flames, they became flames. They wielded death as their blades and weaved honour into their names which we all carry today.

"From being slaves,.. they became the conquerors of these lands they have passed to us yet unfortunately, the Great Siege occurred.. hindering our bright touches of greatness. Millenniums have passed and not only have we found stability but we have also reached new heights. What better time to fuel our hunger than in the coming centuries?.", The Emperor asks in a calm and Majestic voice that managed to rouse up the Court's emotions.

"Your Eminence. Although we are lucky to gain a foothold at your noble presence, we are not armed to make such discussions like our leaders are.", A representative of The Coastal Clan says humbly with a bow of his head though he indirectly states that the Emperor cannot make such a board decision on his own and would need the complete approval of the leaders of the arms of the court.

"In ten years time, I will hold a submit and I summon all the leaders of the arms of MY court. I want this done in upmost secrecy as a leak would bring dire consequences to those involved. As for the coming submit, we would not completely nulify our oaths but rather, we would bargain a price lower than five percent. The elves have eyes and unfortunately they also have spies in our land. They would put up some resistance but knowing our current situation, the end result would be whatever we set it to be..", The Emperor declares.

"Honoured Your Eminence!.", The entire court echoes respectfully and in unison.

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AUTHORS NOTE: I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY GETTING A BIT IMPATIENT TO THE START OF THE MAIN STORY LINE BUT I ASSURE YOU ALL THAT THIS BUILD UP IS VERY NECESSARY TOWARDS THE SUSCESS OF THE VERY INTRESTING PLOT THAT I'M BUILDING GROUND.

*STATING FROM THE MID FORTY CHAPTERS, THERE WOULD BE MORE ACTION AND DIVE INTO THE STORY LINE THAN WE'VE SEEN BEFORE.